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Ehrensvärd Museum

Suomenlinna B 40,
00190 Helsinki

Stories of the Sveaborg Sea Fortress, a UNESCO site, along with 16th century noble living in an old Commandant's house.

 

The Ehrensvärd Museum is located on the original central courtyard of the fortress in the Commander’s House. The first occupant of the building was Augustin Ehrensvärd (1710-1772), the founder of the Suomenlinna fortress. The Ehrensvärd Museum’s collection includes paintings, furniture, weapons and ship models.

The Commander’s House is a good example of how housing and the defensive system were connected under the same roof. The building’s side wings also functioned as fortification bastions and it was possible to access the bastion terrepleins directly from the rooms. In case of an emergency the windows of the dining room as well as of the sleeping alcove could be used as crenels from which the main entrance to the fortress, the Artillery Bay, could be defended. The building was used as the commander’s residence until 1855, when it lost its southern wing in the Crimean War.

In 1927 the Ehrensvärd Society made an initiative to establish a museum in those rooms, that had been used as commander Ehrensvärd ‘s residence. The museum was opened in 1930, and renewed in 2015.

The museum focuses on the history of the fortress and contains portraits, artefacts, models of ships, charts and oil paintings by Elias Martin.

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Museum contact details

Ehrensvärd Museum
Suomenlinna B 40, 00190 Helsinki

(09) 68999850

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Ehrensvärd Museum, Suomenlinna B 40, 00190 Helsinki


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Admission fees

Admission with Museum Card
Admission with Museum Card

5/2 €

Payment methods

käteinen, pankkikortti, luottokortti

Opening hours

Mon Closed
Tue Closed
Wed Closed
Thu Closed
Fri Closed
Sat 10:00-16:00
Sun 10:00-16:00

Open during summer season